Senior Project Manager
About The Position
Business Execution Partners is a centralized team of change agents partnering across regions, business lines, and functions to deliver high-impact initiatives. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager, with a solution design focus who can partner well with senior and junior partners, to deliver thoughtful strategic change. Depending on the initiative, you will lead end-to-end execution, lead discovery and requirements, or own both—driving solutions from problem definition through implementation and measurable outcomes. Initiatives may include software builds, vendor onboarding, process improvement, operating model and organizational change, outsourcing, and other cross-functional programs spanning operations, legal and compliance, risk, sales, and marketing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 15+ years of experience across project/program management and business analysis, with meaningful depth in both disciplines.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional change initiatives end-to-end - with the ability to multi-task.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills; ability to influence decisions and drive alignment.
- Experience in asset management or financial services, working in BAU functional teams, as well as managing change.
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating in hybrid delivery environments (Agile and Waterfall), adapting approach to initiative type and risk profile.
- Strong analytical and process skills (process mapping, requirements definition, structured problem solving).
- Process improvement background (Lean, Six Sigma, BPM).
- PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications.
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery to define the problem statement, objectives, scope (in/out), stakeholders, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and success metrics.
- Elicit, document, and manage solution design, alongside key subject matter experts, industry forums and external consultants when appropriate.
- Partner with business and technology teams to evaluate solution options (build/buy), assess impacts, risks, dependencies, and operating model/process changes.
- Define and execute quality and readiness activities including test strategy, test scenarios, UAT planning and coordination, defect triage, and go-live readiness.
- Lead end-to-end delivery from initiation through implementation and benefits realization, managing scope, plan, timeline, resourcing, dependencies, risks/issues, and outcomes (including budget where applicable).
- Establish governance and operating cadence (status reporting, steering committees, decision logs, RAID), driving timely escalation and resolution.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and align business and technology work into an integrated delivery roadmap; manage interdependencies across workstreams.
- Manage vendors when applicable, including milestones, deliverables, and performance against commitments.
- Drive adoption and change outcomes through communications, training, rollout planning, and post-launch stabilization; measure adoption and results against baseline/targets.
- Track and report benefits realization and lessons learned to continuously improve delivery outcomes.
Benefits
- The salary range for this role is $185,000-$225,000.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
